Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Chevron Potato Stamp Art

So, I have this wall in my living room that has been looking a little lonesome and awkward. Mostly because I have all of these awesome vintage frames from thrift stores hung on the wall... but most of them don't actually have any art/pictures in them.

A few weeks ago, and right before having baby #2 I decided it was about time to start filling the empty frames with a little homemade art. I have seen so many fun chevron inspired wall prints all over Pintrest and really wanted to do something similar.

I really didn't want to buy any art and I didn't want to have to run to the store for DIY supplies either. After spending a little time brainstorming, I remembered making 'art' out of cut up fruit and veggie stamps when I was a kid, and then realized that I could make my own "potato" chevron stamp!

The wall has made a little progress since, but as you can see it still needs a little help.

Step 1. Make your own chevron pattern by simply drawing a parallelogram (to desired width and length) by hand or on the computer. Cut out the pattern and pencil out where each stamp is going to go on your blank canvas. (or if you are very gifted you can just eyeball it).

Step 2. Grab a large potato and slice it in half long-ways. Then place the parallelogram pattern on the potato and cut around the pattern with a knife. You can make 1 stamp and re-use it, or make multiples for different colors like I did.

THis is brilliant, i just finished doing something similar, but with my daughter's toys, I used building blocks and wrapped some yarn around them and then dipped them in paint and just stamped it on a white canvas.